Fuelin' Around

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Fuelin' Around
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Directed by Edward Bernds
Written by Elwood Ullman
Produced by Hugh McCollum
Starring Moe Howard
Larry Fine
Shemp Howard
Emil Sitka
Christine McIntyre
Vernon Dent
Philip Van Zandt
Jacques O'Mahoney
Andre Pola
Harold Brauer
Cinematography Vincent J. Farrar
Edited by Henry Batista
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • July 7, 1949 (1949-07-07)(U.S.)
Running time
16:53
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fuelin' Around is a 1949 short subject directed by Edward Bernds starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 116th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

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Plot

The Stooges are employed as carpet layers at the residence of a local research chemist, Professor Sneed, and his daughter, Hazel. Professor Sneed is clandestinely engaged in the development of rocket fuel for government purposes. Concurrently, the Anemian spy, Captain Rork, surveils the professor's activities from an exterior vantage point, harboring intentions of abducting him.

A misidentification ensues when the Anemians mistakenly apprehend the Stooges instead of the intended target, erroneously identifying Larry as the professor. Complications arise when the Stooges are coerced into expeditiously formulating the rocket fuel and transcribing its formula. Subsequently, the true identities of Professor Sneed and his daughter are uncovered by the Anemians, who resort to incarceration in a bid to extract the coveted formula. Leaving Rork demoted from Captain to Private for his incompetence.

An unexpected turn of events ensues with the fortuitous intervention of a diffident prison guard, whose amorous advances towards Sneed's daughter inadvertently facilitate the group's escape. Capitalizing on the opportune moment, the group swiftly absconds from captivity, utilizing the synthesized fuel to propel themselves out of the fortress, effectuating a rapid exodus from Anemia and safely returning to U.S. soil.

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Production notes

Fuelin' Around was filmed on April 6–9, 1948. [1] It was remade in 1956 as Hot Stuff using available stock footage. The film title is a pun on the expression "fooling around." [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Pauley, Jim (2012). The Three Stooges Hollywood Filming Locations. Solana Beach, California: Santa Monica Press, LLC. ISBN   9781595800701.
  2. ↑ Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Glendale, California: Comedy III Productions, Inc. p. 258. ISBN   0-9711868-0-4.
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